cercare — to look for; to try
cercare is the #140 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “to look for; to try” and is pronounced /t͡ʃerˈka.re/.
#140frequency rank
0.02%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of cercare
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cercàre | dictionary form | to look |
| cérco | I · present | I look |
| cercài | I · past | I looked |
| cercàto | past participle | looked |
| avére | auxiliary verb | |
| cercàre | infinitive | to look |
| cercàndo | -ing form | looking |
| cercànte | -ing form | looking |
| cérchi | you · present | you look |
| cérca | he/she · present | he/she looks |
| cerchiàmo | we · present | we look |
| cercàte | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) look |
| cércano | they · present | they look |
| cercàvo | I · imperfect | I used to look |
| cercàvi | you · imperfect | you used to look |
| cercàva | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to look |
| cercavàmo | we · imperfect | we used to look |
| cercavàte | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to look |
| cercàvano | they · imperfect | they used to look |
| cercàsti | you · past | you looked |
| cercò | he/she · past | he/she looked |
| cercàmmo | we · past | we looked |
| cercàste | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) looked |
| cercàrono | they · past | they looked |
| cercherò | I · future | I will look |
| cercherài | you · future | you will look |
| cercherà | he/she · future | he/she will look |
| cercherémo | we · future | we will look |
| cercheréte | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will look |
| cercherànno | they · future | they will look |
| cercherèi | I · conditional | I would look |
| cercherésti | you · conditional | you would look |
| cercherèbbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would look |
| cercherébbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would look |
| cercherémmo | we · conditional | we would look |
| cercheréste | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would look |
| cercherèbbero | they · conditional | they would look |
| cercherébbero | they · conditional | they would look |
| cérchi | I · subjunctive present | (that) I look |
| cérchi | you · subjunctive present | (that) you look |
| cérchi | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she look |
| cerchiàmo | we · subjunctive present | (that) we look |
| cerchiàte | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) look |
| cérchino | they · subjunctive present | (that) they look |
| cercàssi | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I looked |
| cercàssi | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you looked |
| cercàsse | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she looked |
| cercàssimo | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we looked |
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